Prisoner Cell Block H – Where Are They Now Part 2

Prisoner Cell Block H – Where Are The Characters Now?

Most of you will remember Prisoner Cell Block H (well I am assuming so – otherwise why would you be on this website…) So lets see what the original cast members are up to nowadays!

Wentworth Prison is the modern, updated version of Cell Block H – it has been extremely popular, but nothing beats the original.

Anyway, here is part 2 of `Where Are They Now`. I hope I haven’t missed any of your favourite characters off; if I have then leave a comment below!

Anna Hruby

When Anna Hruby’s character Paddy Lawson was viciously murdered in Prisoner Cell Block H, Anna took on the role of a teacher at Summer Bay High School; Judith Ackroyd, in Home and Away.

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter played George Lucas in Prisoner Cell Block H. He sadly passed away in 2011. After his role ended in Prisoner, he starred in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Muriel’s Wedding and Minder too. He also voiced the dentist in Disney’s hit film Finding Nemo.

Shane Connor

Another star of Prisoner Cell Block H that went on to star in Neighbours as part of the Scully family; he swapped his role as Bongo Connors in the cells to become Joe Scully in Neighbours for almost 400 episodes! He is currently working on the sequel to hit cult film Wolf Creek and has squeezed in a chocolate bar commercial along the way.

Penny Downie

Penny Downie began her acting career by playing Kerry Vincent in Prisoner Cell Block H. When her role ended, she went on to work on more crime drama series such as Minder, Silent Witness, Ripper Street, New Tricks, Doctors, Waking The Dead, Inspector Morse and more! The list seems to go on forever! It seems that Penny’s natural forte is crime drama and those programmes alike. She has also appeared in the stage show Hamlet with David Tennant.

Thank you for taking the time out to read this blog, I hope you enjoy watching episodes of Prisoner Cell Block H on this site – the only site with every single episode available to view instantly!

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The series was inspired by British television drama Within These Walls, which had achieved moderate success in Australia. Prisoner producers even approached Googie Withers of Within These Walls to play the role of Prisoner’s governor, an offer that she declined.